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Nylon 12 in the automotive fuel system environment.

By Gray, Edward K.; Hopf, Gerhard
Publication: Plastics Engineering
Date: Friday, December 1 1989

Nylon 12 in the Automotive Fuel System Environment

The development of pressurized fuel systems, the evolution of vehicle designs, and the increasing variety of fuels has created demanding environments for automotive fuel systems. Meeting the material demands of these environments has become a real challenge. This challenge, however, has been met with nylon 12 - the material meets environmental and flexibility requirements for automotive fuel systems. As a result, nylon 12 is the most widely used nonmetallic fuel line material. Almost half of the fuel line applications in

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